Tattoo ideas

49,007 photos and flash · 24% Fine line, 17% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a suited figure with a horned bull skull head aiming a revolver, on the inner forearm.
Bull skull gunman on forearm
Black silhouette tattoo design of Peter Pan characters flying through a trail of stars beside the script words never grow up.
Never grow up with Peter Pan silhouettes
Back tattoo of a grey-shaded elephant with its trunk raised, drawn in loose black outlines with two red dots and thin dashed lines beside it.
Sketched elephant with red dots on a back
Traditional style flash design of the BB-8 droid with red roses, a sunburst and a banner reading They See Me Rollin.
BB-8 droid with roses and banner
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cactus and succulents inside a geometric glass terrarium on the upper arm.
Cactus terrarium on the upper arm
Black and grey hand with a blade through it and red drips of blood, tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder in a traditional style.
Hand and blade on upper arm
Fine line tattoos of a ringed planet and a rocket on the upper back of a woman with blue hair, seen from behind.
Saturn and rocket on upper back
Black line drawing of a symmetrical ornate tattoo design with a central gem, lace-like panels, swirls and dotted lines, in a fine line style.
Ornate gem and lace design
Fine line black tattoo of a sitting cat in profile with a single dot for the eye, on the inner forearm.
Minimal cat outline on a forearm
Three small black fine line tattoos of overlapping geometric heart outlines, one on each of three fingers of a hand.
Three small heart outlines on fingers
Fine line black outline of a small bow tattoo on a finger of a fist, with leopard print nails, against a pale background.
Small bow outline on a finger
Black ink dotwork drawing of a bird skull beside a flowering branch and a feather, a tattoo design sheet with no body placement shown.
Bird skull, blossom branch and feather design
Small black fine line shamrock outline tattoo with a stem on the inner ankle, shown on pale skin.
Small shamrock outline on an ankle
Small black fine line tattoo of a pine tree cluster and two birds on the inner forearm of a person with light skin.
Pine trees and birds on a forearm
Line drawing of a sugar skull with a pompadour hairstyle, a cigarette in its mouth and a scrolled banner, in yellow and orange tones on a gradient background.
Sugar skull with pompadour and cigarette
Green and black drawn tattoo design of a heart frame with wings, a dark star, a bell shape and sparkles, shown without any skin.
Winged heart with star and bell design
Black fine line tattoo of a geometric polyhedron on the side of a person's torso, above the hip.
Geometric polyhedron on the side of the torso
Black and grey flash design of two crossed revolvers above a cluster of flowers and swirling linework, with no body placement shown.
Crossed revolvers with flowers
Black and grey lettering tattoo spelling BELIEVE in vertical capitals on the neck behind a person's ear.
Vertical BELIEVE lettering behind an ear
Black and grey dreamcatcher and feather tattoo running down a bare back in a black and white photo, placed along the spine between the shoulder blades.
Dreamcatchers and feathers down the spine
Line drawing sheet of five Celtic knotwork designs in black outline, including a round knot, a square knot, a central knot with animal-like ends, and a heart-shaped knot.
Celtic knotwork design sheet
Gold metallic mandala and lace patterned tattoos across the back of a hand and along the forearm, with a thin black lace band near the wrist.
Gold mandala tattoos on hand and forearm
Nine colour tattoos in a grid, each a smiling kawaii food or drink character in neo-traditional style on arms and legs, including a hot dog, donut, burger and banana.
Kawaii food tattoos in a nine-image grid
Black and white photo of a fine script tattoo reading Spank Me with a small heart on each side, placed on the side of the lower back above the hip.
Spank Me script with hearts on the hip
A fine black line script tattoo reading fearless sits on the inner wrist of a raised fist against a plain white background.
Fearless script on the inner wrist
Woman seen from behind with a large black and grey back tattoo of a flame-haired figure and a bird, plus an eye of Horus on her upper arm.
Large back piece and eye on upper arm
Two wrists with matching script tattoos, one reading to followed by an infinity symbol and the other reading and beyond with two small birds above it.
Matching infinity and beyond wrist tattoos
Black and grey drawing of a daisy with layered petals and a dotted centre, in a botanical design style suited to a tattoo.
Daisy flower line drawing
Traditional style tattoo of a grey key with a red ribbon banner and skull-shaped bow on the forearm, with red script across the banner.
Key with skull bow and banner on a forearm
Black and grey engraved skull tattoo on a woman's upper arm near the shoulder, with a white vest top and layered necklace visible.
Engraved skull tattoo on upper arm
Black lettering reading Go Your Own Way across a forearm, with waiting room chairs and a checkered floor behind.
Go Your Own Way lettering on forearm
Fine line black outline of a world map tattooed across the inside of a wrist, with the fist raised above it.
World map outline on a wrist
Realistic colour tattoo of a red rose styled like a baseball, with red stitching, on the forearm.
Baseball rose on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat's face on the middle finger of a hand, with yellow-green eyes and shaded fur.
Tabby cat face on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling wolf head above a shaded skull, across a man's chest.
Wolf and skull on chest
Black and white photo of two people's sides, each with a fine line script tattoo on the ribs: a ship's wheel with a quote on the left and an anchor with a quote on the right.
Ship's wheel and anchor with script on the sides
Black and grey fine line infinity symbol tattoos with the script words her and him, shown on two forearms.
Matching infinity tattoos with her and him
Black fine line tattoo of a flying saucer with a tractor beam, two small sparkles and the words GET IN, LOSER, on the side of the ribs.
UFO with tractor beam and quote on the ribs
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a wristwatch with red, blue and pink splashes and drips, sitting on the inner wrist and forearm.
Watercolour watch tattoo on a wrist
Blue and orange bird with geometric patterns perched on a branch, tattooed across the shoulder and upper arm in a sketchy neo-traditional style.
Geometric bird on a branch on shoulder
Colour tattoo of a galaxy heart wrapped in pink and red crystals, in a neo-traditional style, on the upper arm.
Crystal and galaxy heart on upper arm
Fine line black crescent moon tattoo on the inner wrist of a clenched hand resting on white bedsheets.
Crescent moon on a wrist
Colourful cartoon-style tattoo of a fluffy Pomeranian wearing a teal bow, surrounded by ice creams, stars and a paw print, on a forearm.
Pomeranian with bow and ice creams on a forearm
Man seen from behind with a black and grey full back tattoo of two shaded ram horns over tribal bands across the shoulders, upper arms and lower back.
Full back tattoo with ram horns and tribal bands
Black and grey pencil-style drawing of a Stormtrooper helmet decorated like a sugar skull, with a heart on the forehead and two roses on either side, shown as a tattoo design.
Stormtrooper sugar skull with roses
Small colour tattoo of a cartoon figure in a red and white striped shirt, red bobble hat and round glasses, waving, on the lower abdomen above low-rise jeans.
Cartoon figure in striped shirt on abdomen
Pale lettering reading wit beyond measure runs across the upper back near the shoulder blade, in a lettering style.
White lettering across upper back
Watercolour-style landscape tattoo of pine trees, a red-roofed cabin and water, covering the outer thigh down towards the knee.
Watercolour forest landscape on a thigh

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